Christmas 2009
Merry Christmas everyone, We hope that all of you have had a nice 2009 year. Ours was the usual...ups and downs. I will try to keep it brief this year since the kids are grown and don't always like the world hearing about their woes. Some of our kids are getting very private and don't want mom broadcasting their every move.
Caleb (25 yrs) is home for Christmas. He is still in the Navy. He is on "shore duty" and is stationed at the Naval Base in Norfolk, VA. He isn't doing the cooking anymore, at least not for a whole ship full of sailors. He oversees the barracks. I think he will be at this post for three years and then if he stays in the Navy, he will have another four years of deployments on a ship.
Grace (23 yrs) and Vic still live with us. She is still working at a day care center near our house. The hours and pay are not great, but at least she has a job. Vic is still looking for a job. He had a short stint with a factory in Grand Rapids, but had to quit due to a medical issue and awful conditions. He would love to get a job working with computers or in shipping and receiving, but is looking for anything right now.
Josh (21 yrs) is still going to physical therapy and looking for employment. He is my "private" one. He has felt that his life has been an open book since his accident in 2004. Yes, it has been over 5 years now. I will just let you know that he is doing better, but still has big highs and lows. I don't think he would mind me mentioning his elk hunt in Rhame, North Dakota in September. Thank you Ken and Verna for setting this up and a special thank you to the owners of the elk ranch (Craig and Bobbi Egeland) for allowing him to come. He brought home elk meat and I thought it tasted better than beef! Enough said for this guy.
Kristi (19 yrs) is still trying to find her way in the world. She is not living at home right now. She is staying with friends and looking for a job. She did work a few months with the Grand Rapids Press, but is now looking again for something within walking distance. She is still thinking about going to school for something "medical".
Isaiah (17 yrs) - our baby!!! He is a junior at the Grandville High School. If you are the praying sort, please pray that he will make it through high school. He is a smart boy, but doesn't yet see the value of doing well in school so he doesn't apply himself. He may be the tallest one among us at 5' 11", and may not be done growing yet!
Eric still works nights at the print shop in Rockford and I am a customer service rep. at a heating and cooling company in Grandville. We are both still very active in our church. I am a Sunday School teacher (K-2nd grade), sing in the choir, and work in the Nursery. Eric is a deacon. So, there it is in a nutshell.
I am sooooo thankful for Jesus! It is comforting to know that we will have an eternal rest in heaven someday because He chose to leave heaven and come to earth, where He would suffer rejection, and ultimately take the punishment for our sins so that we could share in such a great inheritance with Him. If only we would live our lives with this "big picture" in mind? It is my goal this next year.
The Holt family
Eric, Sue, Caleb, Grace & Vic, Josh, Kristi, and Isaiah
Email: holthome_2000@yahoo.com
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